System Messages v5.12.4
APK · 58.4 MB · version code 51204 · Android 5.1+ · uploaded Nov 30, 2024
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v5.17.4, uploaded Jun 13, 2025 — about 6 months after this one.
- Size: this file is 58.4 MB; the latest is 13.7 MB (44.7 MB smaller).
- The latest version no longer asks for: Location in the background, Approximate location, Precise location, Bluetooth advertise, Bluetooth connect, Bluetooth scan, Camera, Change wifi state….
File information
- Version
- v5.12.4 (51204)
- Uploaded
- Nov 30, 2024
- Size
- 58.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.1+ (API 22)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 16cb63feadd59036d89d1a8c84ea6bbf
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 57:15:2B:DF:BA:78:F4:35:FA:88:45:85:FD:F2:85:96:84:BA:03:16
- Signed by
- [email protected], CN=AndroidTeam, OU=OSTeam, O=Oplus, L=DongGuan, ST=GuangDong, C=CN
- File name
- com-heytap-mcs-51204-69358191-16cb63feadd59036d89d1a8c84ea6bbf.apk
- Package
- com.heytap.mcs
- Downloads (all versions)
- 500M+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v5.12.4
initial version
Permissions (78)
This version requests 78 permissions, 17 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
- Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Location in the background Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Write calendar Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
- Write settings Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Android get installed apps (custom) com.android.permission.GET_INSTALLED_APPS
- App manager (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.APP_MANAGER
- App manager (custom) com.oppo.permission.safe.APP_MANAGER
- Assistantscreen xcard instant service (custom) com.coloros.assistantscreen.permission.XCARD_INSTANT_SERVICE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Coloros read coloros calendar (custom) com.coloros.permission.READ_COLOROS_CALENDAR
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Deskclock call api (custom) com.oneplus.deskclock.permission.CALL_API
- External content uri (custom) MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
- Flashlight android.permission.FLASHLIGHT
- Foreground service location (custom) android_permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
- Foreground service media playback android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Game (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.GAME
- Game (custom) com.oppo.permission.safe.GAME
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Interact across users android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
- Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.heytap.mcs.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Internal content uri (custom) MediaStore.Images.Media.INTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
- Internal system window android.permission.INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher write settings (custom) com.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher2 read settings (custom) com.android.launcher2.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher2 write settings (custom) com.android.launcher2.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Launcher3 read settings (custom) com.android.launcher3.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Launcher3 write settings (custom) com.android.launcher3.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Log (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.LOG
- Manifest wake lock (custom) android.Manifest.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Mcs card (custom) com.heytap.mcs.permission.CARD
- Mcs receive broadcast (custom) com.heytap.mcs.permission.RECEIVE_BROADCAST
- Mcs recieve mcs message (custom) com.coloros.mcs.permission.RECIEVE_MCS_MESSAGE
- Mcs recieve mcs message (custom) com.heytap.mcs.permission.RECIEVE_MCS_MESSAGE
- Mcs send mcs message (custom) com.coloros.mcs.permission.SEND_MCS_MESSAGE
- Mcs send mcs message (custom) com.heytap.mcs.permission.SEND_MCS_MESSAGE
- Mcs send push message (custom) com.coloros.mcs.permission.SEND_PUSH_MESSAGE
- Mcs send push message (custom) com.heytap.mcs.permission.SEND_PUSH_MESSAGE
- Mount unmount filesystems (custom) android.permissionCo.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Oplus oplus component safe (custom) oplus.permission.OPLUS_COMPONENT_SAFE
- Oppo oppo component safe (custom) oppo.permission.OPPO_COMPONENT_SAFE
- Persistent (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.PERSISTENT
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read logs android.permission.READ_LOGS
- Read search indexables android.permission.READ_SEARCH_INDEXABLES
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Recombine (custom) com.oplus.pay.recombine
- Remove home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Safe manager (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.SAFE_MANAGER
- Safe manager (custom) com.oppo.permission.safe.SAFE_MANAGER
- Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
- Security (custom) com.oplus.permission.safe.SECURITY
- Security (custom) com.oppo.permission.safe.SECURITY
- Send mcs message (custom) com.heytap.mcs.SEND_MCS_MESSAGE
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Unknown
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Oplus” Not the developer's name (“ColorOS”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks
- Developer signature not checked yet Nov 30, 2024
- Uploaded by “killer00085” Bronze tier · 1,775 followers · uploading since 2021
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How to install System Messages on Android 5.1+
You'll need about 116.7 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (58.4 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-heytap-mcs-51204-69358191-16cb63feadd59036d89d1a8c84ea6bbf.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 16cb63feadd59036d89d1a8c84ea6bbf. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. This file has no malware rating from the source store. If Play Protect warns about it, tap Cancel. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open System Messages — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 5.1+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- “App not compatible with your device” — this build contains native code for ARM 64-bit only. Devices with other processors can't install it.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source.